D&D General New Feywild themed D&D Romantasy tie-in announced

[Umbran]

My doubts are about to use "them" for the main character. That gives me a bad feeling.

Mod note:

I suppose that's the cue for me to remind folks about the site inclusivity policies.

If you have problems with gender neutral singular pronoun use, that's a you problem, not a problem for the rest of us.

 

[sevenbastard]

we can probably expect another theatrical explosion of outrage from the usual suspects here

Dex being the best stat is a conspiracy to keep folks from working out in real life so we will be un prepared for the lizard people invasion. WOTC is literally trying to kill us by making us undervalue strength.

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

That would seem relatively unlikely. Romantasy, like the romance genre it developed from, is built around prioritizing the repetition of tropes over innovation.

It's meant to be a comfort read, not a challenging one. That's not an indictment, very few people want to do nothing but challenge themselves all the time. Comfortable media is very important.

You're not wrong, but god this depresses me. The whole point of art is to make the observer uncomfortable; to remind them that there is a gulf between perceived and experienced reality.

 

[TravDoc42]

Romantasy is not necessarily my cup of tea, but this does sound intriguing. I like that WoTC is 1. getting high-quality authors to work on their books, and 2. expanding into different genres and avenues. It bodes well, not targeting the same demographics that have already been saturated. And the Feywild is a perfect fit for this, IMO!

 

[TravDoc42]

Dex being the best stat is a conspiracy to keep folks from working out in real life so we will be un prepared for the lizard people invasion. WOTC is literally trying to kill us by making us undervalue strength.

As a person with a low Dex, Str, and Con... this doesn't sound good...

 

[Umbran]

You're not wrong, but god this depresses me. The whole point of art is to make the observer uncomfortable; to remind them that there is a gulf between perceived and experienced reality.

If you think art has only one point, you have a limited view of art.

 

[TwoSix]

You're not wrong, but god this depresses me. The whole point of art is to make the observer uncomfortable; to remind them that there is a gulf between perceived and experienced reality.

Some media is art; most is not. The fact that most people don't want to live with constant tension between their experience and perceptions just seems like a human truism.

 

[TwoSix]

I am not too surprised because I guessed a D&D romantasy novel should be published sooner or later but I imagined the setting "Birthright".

My doubts are about to use "them" for the main character. That gives me a bad feeling.

In my experience, the genre is fairly progressive. But, most same-sex relationships and genderfluid characters are not involved in the primary relationship. So I could see some readers, even more progressive ones, not loving that aspect because it damages their ability to identify with one of the protagonists.

Not saying it's a bad choice by the author. Just wouldn't shock me if it's a problem point for some readers.

 

[Alzrius]

The whole point of art is to make the observer uncomfortable

Ah, so that's why I always found Bob Ross so off-putting!

 

[GarrettKP]

You're not wrong, but god this depresses me. The whole point of art is to make the observer uncomfortable; to remind them that there is a gulf between perceived and experienced reality.

That is not the whole point of art. That is one use of art.

The point of art is simply to create. To share creativity and imagination with the world, or to just express yourself privately.

Great art is art that makes the viewer feel. Those emotions can be tied to introspection or discomfort, but it is not the only reason for art.